8:54 PM,
May 6, 2014

Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany speaks during a news conference at the Verizon Center on Tuesday. Delany announced that the 2017 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament will be held in Washington, D.C.

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Washington, D.C. is not as glamorous as New York, but the Big Ten Tournament's move to the nation's capital for 2017 holds positives for Eddie Jordan and the Rutgers men's basketball team.

"I'm happy about it obviously, that it's close to our region," said Jordan, a D.C.-area native who maintains strong ties to the grassroots scene there. "It's certainly in the heart of our recruiting territory, as it is for a lot of teams in the Big Ten. I'm looking forward to it (eventually) coming to New York."

That appears to be the endgame in the conference's eastward push, although Madison Square Garden and ...